miss virginia usa

Miss Virginia is a competition beauty pageant selecting a representative for the state of Virginia in the Miss America pageant.

2007 lauren Barnette
2006 Adrianna Sgarlata Fairfax Station Miss Arlington
2005 Kristi Lauren Glakas Centreville Miss Apple Blossom Festival 3rd runner-up Preliminary Swimsuit Triple Crown winner, previously Miss Virginia USA 2004 and Miss Virginia Teen USA 1999 (top ten at Miss Teen USA)
2004 Mariah Rice Mechanicsville Miss Greater Richmond Children's Champion award
2003 Nancy Amanda Redd Martinsville Miss Martinsville-Henry Counties Top 10 Semi-finalist Preliminary Swimsuit;
2002 Jennifer Pitts Arlington Miss Apple Blossom Festival Later Miss Virginia USA 2005
2001 Meghan Shanley Virginia Beach Miss Hampton Holly Days Festival
2000 Jacqueline Cook-Hedbloom Colonial Heights Miss Hampton/Newport News
1999 Crystal Evans (Lewis) Portsmouth Miss Lynchburg Festival Preliminary Talent
1998 Nita Booth * Tidewater Miss Tidewater
Nicole Johnson Virginia Beach Miss Lynchburg Festival Winner
1997 Kelli Quick Lynchburg Miss Lynchburg Festival Non-finalist Talent
1996 Michelle Kang Fredericksburg Miss Apple Blossom Festival Non-finalist Talent
1995 Amber Medlin Virginia Beach Miss Virginia Beach
1994 Cullen Johnson Norfolk Miss Central Shenandoah Valley 1st runner-up Preliminary Swimsuit
1993 Nancy Glisson Williamsburg Miss Lynchburg Festival 4th runner-up
1992 Lora Flattum Isle of Wight Miss Apple Blossom Festival Non-finalist Talent
1991 Sheri Huffman Lynchburg Miss Amhearst County Non-finalist Talent
1990 Shannon DePuy Lynchburg Miss Amhearst County Top 10 Semi-finalist Later Miss Florida USA 1995 (finalist at Miss USA)
1989 Tami Elliott Newport News Miss Portsmouth-Seawall Festival Non-finalist Talent
1988 April Fleming Richmond Miss Richmond
1987 Heidi Lammi Alexandria Miss Northern Virginia Top 10 Semi-finalist
1986 Julianne Smith Yorktown Miss Williamsburg 1st runner-up Preliminary Swimsuit
1985 Kimberly Johnson Coeburn Miss Lonesome Pine
1984 Susan Parker Covington Miss Alleghany Highlands
1983 Lisa Aliff Roanoke Miss Vinton Dogwood Festival
1982 Beverly Cooke Richmond Miss Portsmouth-Seawall Festival
1981 Vicky Pulliam Martinsville Miss Martinsville/Henry County
1980 Holly Jereme Roanoke Miss Roanoke Valley
1979 Darlene McIntosh Chesapeake Miss Chesapeake
1978 Paige Brown * Alexandria Miss Fairfax County
Kylene Barker Galax Miss Pulaski County Winner
1977 Terri Bartlett Newport News Miss Norfolk
1976 Pamela Polk Richmond Miss Peanut Festival Top 10 Semi-finalist Talent award
1975 Joan Grady Virginia Beach Miss Virginia Beach
1974 Stephanie Dowdy Virginia Beach Miss Virginia Beach
1973 Elinda Vandeventer Pulaski Miss Pulaski
1972 Dona Marie Pillow Lynchburg Miss Lynchburg
1971 Linda Moyer Norfolk Miss Norfolk
1970 Jeannette Smith Roanoke Miss Roanoke Valley
1969 Sydney Lewis Hampton Miss Hampton/Newport News
1968 Cherie Davis Clifton Forge Miss Alleghany Highlands
1967 Barbara Yost Roanoke Miss Roanoke Valley
1966 Linda Maclin Roanoke Miss Roanoke Valley Congeniality
1965 Jean Inge Norfolk Miss Norfolk
1964 Carolyn Eddy Norfolk Miss Norfolk
1963 Dorcas Campbell Fairfield Miss Rockbridge County Top 10 Semi-finalist Talent award
1962 Patricia Gaulding Richmond Miss Richmond
1961 Charlotte Thomas Roanoke Miss Lynchburg
1960 Catherine Birch Staunton Miss Bristol
1959 Alice Sue Williams Richmond Miss Williamsburg
1958 Barbara Guthrie Martinsville Miss Martinsville
1957 Rebecca Edmunds Roanoke Miss Roanoke Valley
1956 Rebecca Richardson Martinsville Miss Martinsville
1955 Betty Sue Mathews Norfolk Miss Virginia Beach
1954 Julie Ann Bruening Swoope Miss Staunton-Augusta County
1953 Anne Lee Ceglis Norfolk 2nd runner-up
1952 Edna Long Richmond
1951 Shirley Bryant Norfolk
1950 Gloria Fenderson Petersburg
1949 Betty Lewis Norfolk
1948 Bobby Joe Wilson Hillsville
1947 Ruth Mears Cape Charles
1946 Bette Cannon Alexandria
1943 Dorothy Taylor Richmond
1942 Charlotte Smith Fredericksburg
1941 Jacquelyn McWin Waynesboro Finalist
1940 Virginia Campbell Charlottesville
1939 Rosa Marie Elliott Suffolk 4th runner-up
1938 Kathleen Mann North Arlington
1937 Frances LeSultan Kecoughtan
1936 Dolores Taylor Finalist
1933 Evangeline Glidwell
1926 Eleanor Reid

Was a 24-year-old with a double major in English and concentration in contemporary world literature and pre medicine, when crowned Miss Virginia on June 25 in Roanoke, beating 27 contestants. Although it was her first time participating in the pageant, Glakas was Miss Virginia Teen USA 1999 and Miss Virginia USA 2004. As part of her prize package for winning her most recent crown, Glakas got $16,000 scholarship and an apartment.

Amber Copley:
Before transferring to Virginia Tech, Copley attended the University of Virginia's College at Wise. An Abingdon native, she graduated from Abingdon High School where, she claims, "my favorite subject was lunch."

Julie Laipply

Miss Virginia USA 2002,

In addition to her Miss Virginia title, Julie has received numerous honours including representing the USA as Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholar to the UK, selected as one of the Top 50 student leaders in the nation, placing 3rd in the world for presentational speaking at the International Speech and Debate Championships in Italy.

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